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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2003
Applicant:
John Trezza, Nashua, NH (US);
Inventor:
John Trezza, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Xanoptix Inc., Merrimack, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A unit is made up of an electronic integrated circuit, a MEMS device, and an active optical device, electrically coupled to the electronic integrated circuit and located between the electronic integrated circuit and the MEMS device. Tthe MEMS device is electrically coupled to the electronic integrated circuit and positioned to affect the behavior of light, relative to the active optical device, based upon the position of an element in the MEMS device as controlled by the electronic integrated circuit.